Kiora
Economics forum
Posted on Feb. 3, 2014, 5:34 a.m. by DukeNicky
So I managed to pull a Kiora, the Crashing Wave in my first BNG pack at prerelease. I have basically no use for her I don't see myself running any kind of Simic/Bant deck, so I will trade her. She's about 20$ now. What do we think she can do in constructed? There is talk of a reemergence of turbo Maze's End decks and or a new Bant build around her. Do we see her going the way of Tibalt, the Fiend-Blooded and (though I don't agree with) Ral Zarek and just dropping, or will she shine and jump in price? Obviously it would take a major tourney to know for sure. I ask mainly because I have an interested party who is willing to part with Avacyn, Angel of Hope and I need her for EDH SO whose more valuable?
ChrisHansonBiomancin says... #4
There's almost no way Kiora's value doesn't plummet shortly after BNG is released to $5-$7, and there's DEFINITELY no way it goes up. To be blunt, it's unplayable in basically any format due to its 2 starting loyalty and underwhelming abilities. People seem to be going crazy for the ultimate which is just ridiculous considering no P/W should ever be judged by that criteria. Jace, Architect of Thought is very similar but better in every regard, so there's no way Kiora even gets considered in a competitive deck until 4 Jace's are in there. Not to mention Bant and Simic, while being two of my personal favorite color combos, don't see a lot of play.
Rant over, so yes, take the trade as long as you're ok with basically stealing $20 from that guy. Hell, if someone wanted to trade a Shock land for it I'd probably take that offer.
Arvail says... #2
Kiora for Avacyn? Take it. I don't see her becoming too relevant in standard given how poor the aggro matchup vs maze's end can be and red got some nice boons in BotG.
February 3, 2014 5:53 a.m.